Francis J. Castellino PhD

Professor Francis J. Castellino obtained his Ph.D. degree (1968) in Biochemistry from the University of Iowa, USA. He currently holds the following positions: (1) Kleiderer/Pezold Professor of Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame (1983-present); (2) Director, WM Keck Center for Transgene Research, University of Notre Dame (1996-present); and (3) Adjunct Professor of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine (2006-present). The research interests of Prof. Castellino’s laboratory involve the structure, function, and activation of proteins that participate in blood coagulation and blood clot dissolution. He, as an author/co-author, has published more than 450 articles in various journals, having a very noteworthy number of total citations, i.e. around 13,690.